Nigerians have taken to Twitter to lambast Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture, after he said in an interview that Senegal has the best jollof rice.
In the interview he granted CNN’s Richard Quest, Mohammed may have rekindled the “jollof rice war” between Nigerians and their African counterparts.
READ TWITTER REACTIONS:
We need to deport this man to Senegal “@KraksTV: RT till Lai Mohammed gets this ?? #Traitor pic.twitter.com/1E8l4nUyDS“
— One Hustler Like Dat (@swish_mr) April 29, 2017
Lai Mohammed is d new judas of our time, he just betrayed us by saying Senegal jollof sweet pass 9ja jollof wat a wawuuuu ??
— Rose (@roseiceo) April 28, 2017
No no no the minister misheard and thought I asked which country first created jollof rice. By bad mumbling of the question https://t.co/iHdT0tKPD3
— Richard Quest (@richardquest) April 28, 2017
Choi! Now I know why Nigeria is not progressing Lai Mohammed has been giving Buhari information about Senegal not Nigeria. pic.twitter.com/fu97faOfvQ
— Iyanuloluwa payne (@iyansnoni) April 29, 2017
Richard Quest: Which country makes the best Jollof rice?
Lai Mohammed: ah ah ai want to say probably…SENEGAL!Lai Mohammed is a betrayal! pic.twitter.com/cYgWzhOgW9
— FAVOUR ONYEOZIRI (@Rouvafe) April 29, 2017
Lai Mohammed: President Buhari is winning in the war against corruption and Nigerians are happy with his achievements so far
Nigerians: pic.twitter.com/1A5GTJJ6p9
— Naija Boy (@OsasCruz) April 28, 2017
Lai Mohammed
He brought a Nigerian jollof to make your answer easy…. But no!So you can fail WAEC even with EXPO? pic.twitter.com/QB1ZRjMndf
— Random Guy (@Sir_Rej) April 28, 2017
Lai Mohammed has done it again! This is like aiyegbeni missing the goal to an open net to qualify us for next round in WC 2010. #JollofRice
— MGB (@mgblive) April 29, 2017
After now, Lai Mohammed will open the same mouth to tell us to patronise Nigerian products. ?
— Amara Nwankpa (@Nwankpa_A) April 29, 2017
Lai Mohammed’s root traced to Senegal. Those Senegalese slaves bought by rich Nigerians that year.
— E n o h (@Koldflames) April 29, 2017
Lai Mohammed had the opportunity to market Nigerian Jollof rice to CNN viewers all over the globe yet he chose to score an own goal.
— MICHAEL (@Ikoro85) April 29, 2017
“@DirectorSolomon: Lai Mohammed must dance naked before the gods of jollof rice pic.twitter.com/2uOJ53i5rY“yeahhhh
— Tare C. Idumson (@TareCaroline) April 29, 2017
Congratulating Senegal ?? Nigeria’s Information Minister Lai Mohammed declared your ‘jollof’ rice as BEST IN AFRICA. I will be tasting soon.
— Kayode Ogundamisi (@ogundamisi) April 29, 2017
U people are here talking about Lai Mohammed & Jollof Rice.. U didn’t see Dstv’s tweet abt an hr ago abi? They wantu increase it again oo
— Lakeside Muller (@legzy00) April 29, 2017
Lai Mohammed just gave out our best daughter #jollofrice to d Senegalese FOC…why not Amala for Gods sake???
— Tope Banjo (@atom_perri) April 29, 2017